Pete's Social Media Cover Photo Challenge
Pete will be accepting entries into his first-ever Social Media Cover Photo Challenge. Read the story for further details.
"Should Northwest Indiana voters bestow on me the honor of re-election next fall, I would then look forward to serving the residents of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte County that make up the newly-configured First Congressional District."
“During these difficult economic times, it is more important today than ever for the federal government to reject unfair and inferior imports from countries like China and uphold American manufacturing,” he said.
President Obama announced late Sunday evening that U.S. security forces had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
A United States Department of the Treasury rule will soon require all those who receive federal benefits and non-tax payments to receive those payments electronically.
Pete is now accepting applications for the U.S. House of Representatives Summer 2011 Page Program.
The United States Department of State has issued a new warning for travel to Syria. The warning urges U.S. citizens in Syria to depart immediately. U.S. citizens who must remain in Syria are advised to limit nonessential travel within the country. U.S. citizens not in Syria should defer all travel to Syria at this time.
This afternoon, Pete had the honor of discussing current events in Serbia with the country’s Prime Minister and Ambassador. At right, see a photo below of Pete with Prime Minister of Serbia Mirko Cvetkovic and Serbian Ambassador H.E. Vladimir Petrovic.
On April 12, Pete stopped by the Hobart Police Department to see recent technology upgrades designed to enhance the department’s crime-fighting capacity and improve communication between the department and other law enforcement agencies.
On April 6, Pete testified before the International Trade Commission on a case involving hot-rolled steel from Brazil, Japan, and Russia. Hot-rolled steel is manufactured at the ArcelorMittal plants in Burns Harbor and East Chicago, and at the United States Steel Corporation plant in Gary.
Continuing the fight for economic recovery in Northwest Indiana, Pete introduced the Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2011. This legislation would prohibit businesses that lay off a greater percentage of their American workers than workers in other countries from receiving any federal assistance.